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Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts

Fall Semester Address

Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
NJIT Community Members, Welcome back to campus for the Fall 2021 semester! It has been quite some time since our university was operating at full capacity, and we are looking forward to the return of our vibrant campus community. As I noted in an earlier message, COVID will be with us for the fores...

NJIT's Xu is Developing a Timed-Release mRNA Vaccine with an Extended Shelf Life

Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
Xiaoyang Xu, a chemical and materials engineer at NJIT who specializes in nanomedicines, has secured a $1 million award from the Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation to develop the next generation of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. Xu’s immediate goal is to improve protections against CO...

NJIT Senior Finds Hispanic Role Models in Software Internships

Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
From NJIT to Apple to Google and back, senior computer science and mathematics major Ricky Palaguachi always expands his peer network around those who share Hispanic heritage. On campus, he's the webmaster for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), which welcomes students from any m...

Liftoff: NJIT Grads Enter Facebook, Merck, Air Force, Brown University

Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
Facebook, Merck, Brown University, the University of Minnesota, Venture for America and the U.S. Air Force are among the destinations of standouts from the Class of 2021 at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Here’s a closer look at seven graduates.  Roberto Adamson: Eidgenössische Techni...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 8/30/21-9/3/21

Monday, August 30th, 2021
Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community. Announcements are to be submitted through the form found at https://forms.gle/V6PBxUy5b3jkErMc8. Those submitted by each Thursday will be included in the following week's Updates and Announceme...

NJIT Names Sr. VP and CFO

Thursday, August 26th, 2021
NJIT Community Members, I am pleased to announce that Catherine Z. Brennan will be NJIT’s next Senior Vice President (SVP)/Chief Financial Officer (CFO), beginning on September 20, 2021. As SVP and CFO, Cathy will maintain responsibility for the university’s financial management and accountability...

Pair of Goals by White Leads NJIT Past FDU in Season Opener

Thursday, August 26th, 2021
Fifth-year senior Rene White scored a pair of goals and added an assist as the Highlanders picked up its first win of the 2021 season, defeating visiting Fairleigh Dickinson, 4-1, in the season opener Thursday evening in non-conference men's soccer action at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Sta...

Faculty and Staff Celebrate at 'Welcome to Campus Reception'

Thursday, August 26th, 2021
NJIT faculty and staff celebrated a full return to campus Aug. 25 at a “Welcome to Campus Reception” held at the Campus Center Terrace and Highlander Pub. The event featured food, drinks, games, and short speeches from the hosts – President Joel Bloom, Provost and Senior Executive Vice Presiden...

ROI-NJ Honors NJIT Leaders and Donor, President Bloom Named Education Influencer of the Year

Thursday, August 26th, 2021
Three leaders at New Jersey Institute of Technology are featured in ROI-NJ’s annual recognition of education influencers, including President Joel S. Bloom, who was named Influencer of the Year. The other honorees were Provost and Senior Executive Vice President Fadi P. Deek and Simon Nynens, CEO o...

NJIT Names State Deputy Treasurer as University Sr. VP and CFO

Thursday, August 26th, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has named Catherine Z. Brennan as the university’s Senior Vice President (SVP)/Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She will begin her NJIT tenure on September 20, 2021. As NJIT’s SVP and CFO, Brennan will maintain responsibility for the university’s financial ma...